Birthdays

Miss Patti Andrews, singer (of the Andrews Sisters), 74; Mr Patrick Bailey, former director, Dan-Air, 69; Mr Paul Bailey, novelist, 57; Mr Jeremy Bulloch, actor, 49; Mrs Stella Clarke, Chairman of Council, Bristol University, 62; Mr Frederick Cuming, painter, 64; Mr Anthony Dowell, senior principal and director, Royal Ballet, 51; Mr Peter Hobday, radio presenter, 57; Mr Mike Holding, cricketer, 40; Mr Eliahu Inbal, conductor, 57; Mr Ian Lavender, actor, 48; Professor Jack Levy, engineer, 68; Mr Jeffrey Lynn, actor, 85; Mr John McEnroe, tennis-player, 35; Sir Maitland Mackie, farmer, 82; Mr Gerard Mansell, former Deputy Director-General of the BBC, 73; Sir Michael Milne-Watson, former industrialist, 84; Sir John Peck, former ambassador, 81; Mr Peter Porter, author and poet, 65; Mr John Schlesinger, film director, 68; Sir James Swaffield, former Director-General, GLC, 70; Mr Andy Taylor, rock guitarist, 33; Sir Peter Webster, former High Court judge, 70.